In celebration of the new Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2019 issue release and our new Lora Irish Patterns, we’re sharing a free pattern that will get you in the mood for carving on a cool Fall evening! This Fall birdhouse pattern by Lora Irish will inspire relief carvers, pyrographers, and even scroll sawers.

These woodcarvers are expressing their love of food with these realistic food sculptures! We’ve all heard the term “too pretty to eat” but what about art “too realistic you want to eat”? Here are two culinary carving masterminds that will have your stomach rumbling — but remember they’re made out of wood!

You know who we’re talking about—that handy, always tinkering in the workshop, good with their hands friend of yours. You want to get them a special woodcarving gift, but you just don’t know where to start. Don’t fret. We’ve got you covered.